Still Journal :: #13. Black & White Colour Overlay

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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Photoshop Secret Shortcuts | "It is proven that by using software shortcuts can boost up productivity. Here are 30 secret Photoshop shortcuts that I’ve learned from years of experience."
webdesignerwall.com

Ellen Ugelstad's Shoe Project | "Photographer Ellen Ugelstad take unique portraits of peoples faces… and their shoes. It’s interesting to see how much you can tell about someone based on their choice of footwear."
twentyonepictures.com | via: goldengod

Urban Dirty - Free Texture Stock Photography | "Urban Dirty is a regularly updated online photo library featuring gritty, grimy and sometimes slimy images for use in design and artwork creation."
urbandirty.com

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

#13. Black & White Colour Overlay

A distinctive method of bringing out detail and depth in a photo.

This weeks technique was spotted over on Deviant Art and is based on an nice illustrated article created by Luke Roberts.

"In very simple terms, we're just making a photo black and white then overlaying the colour version on top. The difference is with this technique you can adjust which colours you want to appear more vividly (or subtly) in realtime, as well as adding contrast and depth to the photo."

The resulting effect is not too different to an earlier featured technique - #6. Extreme Contrast (Faux Bleach Bypass).

Conclusion
Another simple layer technique for adding a distinctive tone to you photos. I tried it out on a number of images and found it difficult to match it with a lot of subject matter. I like how the effect works here though - experimentation is the key.

About The Photo
Taken at the beautiful lakeside town of Bariloche, Argentina.

Luke Robert's B&W Colour Overlay (lukeroberts.deviantart.com)
The source article for this weeks technique.

Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007

#16. Paranormal Blurry TV Effect
An effect frequently used and abused by horror/thriller films these days - now you can give your still images a spooky look.
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#15. That Cross-Processed look
Take a few years of a photograph and give it that nostalgic colour shift.
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#14. Soft Focus for Holiday Shots
The technique of applying Soft Focus to a photo is not just for portraits - give a dreamy look to your holiday photos.
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#12. Simulating Light Leaks
Another bygone characteristic of the film age that you can resurrect with a simple layer trick in Photoshop.
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#11. Creating dramatic skies.
Give your skies more punch with a simple Photoshop layer effect.
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#10. Vintage Film Effect
A quick and easy way to transform an image back in time with a vintage film effect.
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#9. Morning Light
Give a dazzling morning glow effect to a photograph.
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#8. Grunge Effect
Give an aged and grungy look to a photo.
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#7. Half Sepia Toning
Give a warm, yet grungy look to a photo by applying a half sepia effect.
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#6. Extreme Contrast (Faux Bleach Bypass)
Punch out the contrast and hold back the saturation of an image in this Faux Bleach Bypass technique.
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#5. Velvia Effect
Add subtle saturation and depth to bring out the best in a colour photograph.
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#4. Digital Infrared Effect
Creating a dramatic infrared effect in Photoshop.
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#3. Lens Blur (Selective Focus)
Give your action shots a visual boost with this selective-focus/lens-blur effect.
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#2. Ray of Light
Adding shafts of light to photos with a single light source.
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#1. Faux Lomo Effect
A modern digital approach to creating a traditional alternative process.
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